batchfiles, available on CRAN at
http://cran.r-project.org/contrib/extra/batchfiles/
consists of a set of Windows XP batch files (they may run on
NT/2000 too but that has not been tested) which facilitate:
1. starting R, automatically locating it in the registry
each time they are run, so that when a new version of
R is installed its not necessary to update them all
- Rcmd.bat, Rgui.bat, R.bat
2. copying configuration files to new versions of R when R
is updated and optionally updating MiKTeX to be consistent
with a new R version. After a one-time configuration just
run the batch file after each new download and install of R
- Rrefresh.bat
3. use of .Rbuildignore when checking and installing
R packages automatically running a build first and then
'Rcmd CHECK' or 'Rcmd INSTALL' in one step. Also sets R_LIBS
to .../R/library if R_LIBS has not already been set.
- makepkgs.bat
4. locating various R tools that are used in building R packages
on your system by querying the registry.
- Rfind.bat
Comments welcome.
Gabor Grothendieck